ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 245758
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| Date: | Friday 24 March 1950 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hawker Tempest FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 1 FP RAF |
| Registration: | NX129 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Wroughton, Wiltshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wroughton, Wiltshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hawker Tempest FB.Mk.VI NX129, 1 FP (Ferry Pool) RAF (ex-"JV-D" of 6 Squadron, RAF) : Written off (damaged beyond repair) 24/3/1950. The aircraft suffered an engine failure on take off from RAF Wroughton, Wiltshire. The pilot - I. D. F. Smith - made a forced landing, but the aircraft was written off
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.90 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p.43
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2020 19:07 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 16-Dec-2020 21:13 | Slizack | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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